George Washington Carver 02/21/1732 41 George Washington Carver (1860s – January 5, 1943), was an American agricultural scientist and inventor. He actively promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.While a professor at Tuskegee Institute, Carver developed techniques...
No one is sure of the date of George Washington Carver's birthday. Why? His family did not have a calendar. Most people did not think a slave's birthday was important to remember. His family did not celebrate birthdays. His birth certificate got burned up in a fire. ...
a documentary about underground cartoonists Justin Green and Carol Tyler, and spotted this sign over the sink in the men’s room in place of the traditional signs suggesting you sing happy birthday while washing your hands.
and Denzel Washington are among the 19 honorees recognized as “great leaders who have made America and the world a better place,” the White House said. The nation’s highest civilian honor, the Medal Of Freedom is presented “to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prospe...
Yet the dreaming idler has a place on maps and a name in history. Near the town it is crossed by three or four bridges. One is a massive structure to help the railroad over. The stern, strong pile readily betrays that it is part of good, solid stock, owned in the right quarter. ...